Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4955, Peter Forney, N C

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Forney, Peter Nancy
W. 4955
Born in N.C.
CONTENTS

North Carolina 2:957
Attest Wm Shipp Sept 29 '45
Peter Forney - decd
of Lincoln in the State of N.C.
who was a Pvt in the
by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded
by Col Graham in the N.C.
line for 22 mo: 22 days. enlist.
to Nancy Forney, widow
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina, at the rate of 78 Dollars 77 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Sept. 30 and in the name of Peter Forney, Thomas S. P.C. and wife, Co. A, N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of _____ Semi-annual allowance ending _____
Amount due at 1st Feb. 1832 $220.37
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nath. Price Clerk. Book E Vol. 64 Page 54.

7516 Nath Carolina
Nancy Forney
widow of Peter Forney
N C who was a Private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 75 Dollars 77
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of January 1846 and sent to Hon. James Graham House of Representatives
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
& June 17. 1844
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 2. Page 154.
Died, 1. May 1847. Letter to Pension Agt. 27. Dec 1848.
Rate of Pension as

Gen. Peter Horny Dedication
Peter Horny
18540
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State of North Carolina X Lincoln County . . . 5 October Session 1832.
On this 5 th day of October 1832 personally appeared in Open Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the County of Lincoln now sitting Peter Forney a resident of the County of Lincoln and State of North Carolina aged now about seventy six years, who being first sworn according to Law, did on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he was born some time in April 1756 about four or five miles, West of the Catawba river and and that he resided in the same section of country at the commencement of and during the continuance of the revolutionary war and has always continued to do so. He has no record of his age but has always understood it to be what he has stated it. He entered the service about the 1 st day of June 1775 he thinks as a substitute for Adam Straup in Capt. James Johnston's Company, Col. Wm. Graham's Regiment, we marched up to Fort McFadin in what is now Rutherford County and after remaining there some time, when a greater portion of the inhabitants had fled for protection against the Indians, when I went with a party of about one hundred men under the command of Captains Hardin, Cook and Johnston, in pursuit of the Indians - we marched about 100 miles and not overtaking them, we returned back to Fort McFadin, and remained in service this time I suppose three months - I served as a private or perhaps I may have have been appointed a non commissioned Officer.
That same time in Feby 1777. I think for it was very cold weather, he volunteered as a Lieutenant in Captain

James Reid's Company for the purpose of quelling some tories who had embodied themselves not far from the South Carolina line - This detachment was commanded by Col. McLean. We marched into South Carolina and pursued after them until we found out that we could not overtake them and that Genl. Pickens had com- menced the pursuit of the same and was too far ahead for us to unite with him - We then commenced our march into N.C. and having taken several persons prisoners who were suspected of favoring the tories Capt. Reid was detached with the prisoners to Salis- bury, and that he remained in service, being attached to Capt. Skirvendale's Company, until some time in June. This tour he thinks must have been four months -
After this time, he states that he was frequently out as a volunteer in short expeditions for the purpose of inter- dicting the tories, who were numerous in this section of the Country, and the whigs were obliged to be almost constantly in service, but cannot now recollect any precise length of time .. until the fall of the year 1779 - I volunteered with a party to go to Kentucky, Harrods Station, after staying there a short time I returned home, and there being a call upon the Militia to go to Charleston, I volunteered as a Lieutenant in Captain Neil's Company - But when we rendezvoused at Charlotte , I was appointed Captain by Col. Hampton and Lt. Col. Hambright, Capt. Neil being superceded upon account of intemperance. I continued in the Command of the Company during the whole tour - From Charlotte we marched to Charleston under the Command of Col. Dickson and Major John Nelson, Continental Officers, the Militia of N.C. were commanded by General Sillington, at that time Genl. Lincoln